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UNITED STATES PATENT b OEEICE,

WILLIAM MARSHALL, OF,v RAKIN, ILLINOIS.

COMBINED HOG-TRAP AND CRATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent 'Na-629,865, dated August 1,1899.

Application led J' une 23, 1898. Serial No. 684,290- (No model.)

T0 @ZZ whom] tmcty concern:

Be it known that LWILLIAM MARSHALL, a citizen of the United Statesresiding at Rani kin, inthe county of Vermilion and State of Illinois. have invented a new and useful Conn-A binedHog-Trap and Crate, of which the following is a specification. Y

The invention relates to ,improvements in combined hog-traps and crates. L

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of hog-traps and to provide a simple and comparatively inexpen; sive 011e adapted to be readily converted into a shipping-crate and capable of securely holding a hog and of aif'ording convenient access to it for ringing and other purposes.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed ont in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a hog-trap constructed in accordance v with this invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view, the rear portion of the hog-trap being open for exposing an animal to enable the latter to be conveniently operated on. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional View.

Like numerals of reference designate corre! spending parts in all the iigures of the draW-' ings.

bottom 2, sides 3 and 4, a top 5, and end doors 6 and 7. Theframe, which isrectangular in,v cross-section, is adapted to serve as a hogtrap and as a crate, and the sides and top arel constructed of slatted work, as shown ,.'butl any other suitable construction may be. pro"-J vided. The front enddoor 6', which is pref# erably solid, as shown, is provided with an elliptical opening 8 to receivethe sneutof a hog, and the animal is securely held bya` clamping-lever 9, mounted a short distance in rear of the door 6, as clearlyshown in Fig. 1^' of the accompanying drawings. The -ellip'-A one sideat 1.1, and'it is"securedewhen.closed 1 designates `a` frame composedof a solids by apivoted button 12 or other suitable fasteningdevice.

Whenit is desired to ring a hog, the elliptical door is opened and the animalis driven forward in the frame until its snout projects through the elliptical opening., The animal is then secured by the clamping-levei,as hereinaft'er described, aftelwhich theend door 6 is openedto expose the animal more fully. After the ringing operation has-beencompleted the hog'mayobe released and allowed to'escape through the front of the rack.

The clamping-lever 9 is fulcruxned at its lower end between a pair of transverse bars 13, arranged on the upper face of the-bottom.

16 of the top of the frame and is provided at one side with a series of downwardly-shouldered teeth 1.7, arranged to be engaged by a hinged paWl 18. The paWl, which may be of any desired form, can be convenientlyT constructed of a large strap-hinge, as shown.

The front end dooris engaged at its free edge by a horizontal spring-catch 19, secured vto the outer face of one of the horizontal bars of the side 4 of the frame. The rear door '7 is hinged at'20 to the side 4, and theftop 5 of the frame is provided with ahin ged section 21,a'ndthe side 3 has a hinged section 22.

The vsections 21 and 22, which are located at the back of the frame or trap, are hinged at theirfront or inner ends to the adjacent portions of the frame by hinges 23 and 24, located, respectively, ati-the top and sides of 'the trap.- The top section is provided at opposite sid'esrwith hinged'hasps 25,y which engage staples 26 and 27of the sides 3 and 4 and are secured in such engagementby snaphooks28 and 29, connectedwith 'the sides 3 and 4 by short chains; fbiit any other suitable fastening device may be employed` The hinged section 22, which isV arranged at the side 3, isfsecuredat its upper edge by v ployed when operating on hogs or sheep, and

the animal operated on is secured by means of the clamping-lever 9 and by a rope 31. The rope 31, which is provided at its engaging end with a loop 32, is adapted to be passed through any one of a series of perforations 33, arranged at intervals near thelower edge of the side 3 of the frame. Different perforations are provided to accommodate the device to animals of different lengths, and the loop is engaged with the adjacent hind leg of an animal by making a slip-knot, and the leg is securely fastened to the side of the trap by drawing the rope through a ring 34 and tying it. After an animal is secured in this manner the trap is turned over on the side and arranged in the position shown in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings. The top section 21, the side section 22, and the rear end door 7 may be opened, so that convenient access may be had to the animal for operating on it. The door 7 is secured when closed by a catch 35, mounted on the section 22 and constructed like a catch.

The clamping-lever is capable of firmly holding the head of a hog when it is desired to remove the tusks and it can be readily detached to convert the trap into a shippingcrate. v

The invention has the following advantages: The hog-trap, which is simple and comparatively inexpensive in construction, is adapted to be readily converted into a shippingcrate and is capable of securely holding the .head of an animal for ringing it, or removing` its tusks, or any other operation. The rear portion of the trap is also adapted to be readily opened after an animal is secured and it will be thoroughly exposed and readily accessible, so that it may be conveniently operated on.

Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

VWhat I claim isl. A hog-trapk provided at one end with a door having a nose-opening combined with a clamping-lever located adjacent to the said door and adapted to engage an animal, the said door being adapted to be closed over the snout of an animal to hold the same, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A hog-trap comprising a body portion, a door 6 arranged at one end thereof and provided with an opening adapted to receive the snout of an animal, a supplemental door fitting in the opening of the door 6, andaclampin g-lever mounted in the trap and located adjacent to the said door 6, whereby the latter is adapted to close over the snout of an animal, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WM. MARSHALL.

Witnesses:

E. H. WHITHAM, W. M. CUTLER. 

